Bill Gordon, 77
OCALA — Bill Gordon, 77, director of technologies for Daytona Beach Community College, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, in Waldo.
A native of Rochester, Pa., he moved here one year ago. Mr. Gordon was a member of Ocala Word of Faith Church. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Gordon, Ocala; daughter, Deborah Beneigh, Daytona Beach; sons, William T. Gordon III, McLean, Va., Robert Gordon, Holly Hill, and Jeffrey Gordon, Longwood; sisters, Dorothy Melching, New Port Richey, and Marcy Tita, Beaver Falls, Pa.; brother, Thomas Gordon, Safford, Ariz.; and eight grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Kenneth D. Kaufman, 83
OCALA — Kenneth D. Kaufman, 83, a retired design engineer for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., died Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Wadsworth, Ohio, he moved here in 1999. Mr. Kaufman was a member of First Christian Church. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, LeMoyne Kaufman, Ocala; daughters, Judith Brewer, Naples, Janis Dye, Ocala, and Jeanne Cartwright, Creede, Colo.; seven grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his son, Kenneth B. Kaufman.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, TimberRidge Chapel, Ocala, provided information.
Julia R. Martinez, 84
SUMMERFIELD — Julia Rodriguez Martinez, 84, a homemaker, died Tuesday, July 31, 2001.
A native of Comerio, Puerto Rico, she moved here from Naranjito, Puerto Rico, in 2000. She was a member of St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Church in Belleview.
Survivors include her daughters, Rosa Lopez, Summerfield, and Margarita Lopez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico; brother, Francisco Rodriguez, Bayamon; sister, Francisco Rodriguez, Bayamon; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Willie M. McCray, 46
OCALA — Willie Mae McCray, 46, a homemaker, died Sunday, July 29, 2001.
Mrs. McCray was a native and a lifelong resident of Ocala. She was Baptist.
Survivors include her husband, Cecil G. McCray, Ocala; son, Cecil A. McCray, Ocala; daughter, Sharon McCray, Ocala; sisters, Delorise Bell, Riviera Beach, and Angela Williams, Ocala; brother, Alphonso Stinson, Ocala; grandmother, Elizabeth Brown; and one grandchild.
Cunningham's Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Anna B. Rhodes, 81
OCALA — Anna B. Rhodes, 81, a retired registered nurse, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, at Estelle's Hospice House.
A native of Copperhill, Tenn., she moved here from El Centro, Calif., in 1980. Mrs. Rhodes was a member of South Ocala Baptist Church.
Survivors include her sisters, Ruth Alridge, Ocala, Willa Plumb, Lexington, N.C., Edith Carver, Pooler, Ga., Caroline Young, North Carolina, and Betty J. Jacobs, Ponca City, Okla.; brothers, Bryd Waddell, Asheville, N.C., and Corkey Waddell, Candler, N.C.; and one grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ira Rhodes; and son, Dennis Darrough.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Verna J. Rutledge, 69
OCALA — Verna J. Rutledge, 69, a retired health club manager, died Tuesday, July 31, 2001.
A native of Plain City, Ohio, she moved here from Land O'Lakes 26 years ago. Mrs. Rutledge was Protestant.
Survivors include her sons, Jeffrey R. Knapp, Cypress, Texas, and Michael Rutledge, Ocala; daughters, Ann Lewis, Ocala, and Pam Lewis, Belleview; brother, Clarence Yoder, Jones, Mich.; sisters, Susie Keim, Charm, Ohio, Clara M. Yoder, Black Duck, Minn., Vera Troyer, Goshen, Ind., Esther Thomas, Middlebury, Ind., and Mary Alberts, Millerburg, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Oscar Schulz, 74
OCALA — Oscar Schulz, 74, a retired corrections officer, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, at his home.
A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, he moved here from St. Cloud in 1998. Mr. Schulz served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was Methodist.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Schulz, Ocala; daughters, Evelyn M. Schulz, Shirley, N.Y., and Margaret Masciale, Selden, N.Y.; sons, William Schulz, Greenport, N.Y., and Thomas R. Schulz, Bayshore, N.Y.; sisters, Erna Tanney, Dallas, and Elsie Teitjen, Hilton Head, S.C.; brother, William Schulz, Oneonta, N.Y.; and 10 grandchildren.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, TimberRidge Chapel, Ocala, provided information.
Steven Thomas Sr., 78
OCALA — Steven Thomas Sr., 78, a retired laborer, died Friday, July 27, 2001.
Mr. Thomas was a native and a lifelong resident of Ocala. He was Baptist.
Survivors include his sons, Steven Thomas Jr., Ocala, George Thomas, Ooltewah, Tenn.; daughters, Iris Thomas, Ocala, and Marie Thomas, North Carolina; stepsons, William McKnight, Ocala, and Reginald McKnight, Rock Island, S.C., Clarence McKnight, New Mexico, and Jackie Rhome, Gettysburg, Md.; sisters, Theola Wheeler, Ocala, Creola Morgan, Emma L. Hunter and Eula M. Berry, all of Tampa; numerous grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Summers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Tessie M. Tillman, 86
DUNNELLON — Tessie Mae Tillman, 86, a retired cafeteria worker for Dunnellon High School, died Wednesday, July 25, 2001, at Seven Rivers Community Hospital in Crystal River.
Mrs. Tillman was a native of Bostwick, Ga. She was a member of Second Bethel Baptist Church.
She is survived by three grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 18 great-great-grandchildren; and two stepchildren.
Carnegie Funeral Home, Chiefland, provided information.
Erlene Thrasher, 76
OCALA — Erlene Thrasher, 76, self-employed, died Tuesday, July 31, 2001.
A native of Grifton, N.C., she moved here from Folkston, Ga., in 1998. Mrs. Thrasher was Catholic.
Survivors include her sons, Max Wiley, Grifton, George Wiley, Atlanta, Lou Wiley, Ocala, and Bill Wiley, Statesville, N.C.; daughter, Kittie Loar, Ocala; and seven grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
James F. Knapp, 92
VERONA, Pa. — James F. Knapp, 92, a retired insurance supervisor, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, in Verona.
A native of Little Falls, N.J., he was a former resident of Dunnellon. Mr. Knapp was a member of Dunnellon Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his son, James F. Knapp III., Pittsburgh; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Dunnellon, provided information.
Ronald J. Mack, 49
ROCKVILLE, Md. — Ronald Joron Mack, 49, a chief administrator for the Department of the Interior, died Tuesday, July 24, 2001, at Holy Cross Hospital.
He was a native of Ocala. Mr. Mack was a member of the NAACP and Mount Calvary Baptist Church. He was a former superintendent at the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site and the Booker T. Washington National Monument.
Survivors include his wife, Virlean H. Mack, Rockville; son, Terrence J. Mack, Rockville; daughter, Marquisha M. Mack, Rockville; and father, Voyce J. Mack., Washington, D.C.
O. B. Samuel Funeral Home, Williston, provided information.
Ray D. McClain, 67
OCALA — Ray D. McClain, 67, an aviator, died Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Akron, Ohio, he moved to Ocala in 1976 from California. Mr. McClain served in the U.S. Navy. He was Methodist and enjoyed photography and art.
Survivors include his companion, Richard L. Henry, Ocala.
National Cremation Society provided information.
Edward G. Mochnick, 78
OCALA — Edward George Mochnick, 78, a retired letter carrier, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, at Estelle's Hospice House.
A native of Allegheny, Pa., she moved to Ocala in 1974 from Staten Island, N.Y. Mr. Mochnick was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran of World War II. He was a member of Silver Springs Shores Country Club and an avid golfer.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Anne Mochnick, Ocala; son, Jeffrey Mochnick, Janesville, Wis., daughter, Jerilyn DePete, Alpharetta, Ga.; sisters, Janet Lipscomb and Mildred Blumling, both of McKees Rocks, Pa., Ann Guzel, Imperial, Pa.; and brother, William Mochnick, Sigel, Pa.; and three grandchildren.
Lillian Morrow, 74
OCALA — Lillian Morrow, 74, a nurse, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001.
A native of Yonkers, N.Y., she moved to Ocala in 1991 from Dowagiac, Mich. Mrs. Morrow was Protestant.
She was preceded in death by her sons, Randy and Keith Morrow.
Survivors include her husband, Harold Morrow Sr., Ocala; sons, Harold Morrow Jr., Derry, N.H., Terry Morrow and Brad Morrow, both of Ocala; daughter, Martha Whitcomb, Denver; and grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society provided information.
Lawrence F. Oliver, 77
OCALA — Lawrence F. Oliver, 77, a mechanic for a tool-and-die company, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001.
He was a native of Boston. Mr. Oliver was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline Oliver, Ocala; son, Larry Oliver, Charlestown, N.H.; daughters, Sally Hepler, New Mexico, Marie Applin and Rosemary Rose, both of Maryland, Kate Lane and Jean Butler, both of New Hampshire; sister, Irene Durland, Bellows Falls, Vt.; brother, Al Oliver, Vermont; and nine grandchildren.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home provided information.
Pat Raymond, 50
OCALA — Pat Raymond, 50, a kindergarten teacher at East Marion Elementary School, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001, at her home.
A native of Chicago, she moved to Ocala 15 years ago from Milwaukee, Wis. Mrs. Raymond was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, George Raymond, Ocala; mother, Mary Vogan, Chicago; son, Andrew Raymond, Ocala; sister, Cathy Kaszuba, Chicago; and brother, James Vogan, Chicago.
Hiers Funeral Home provided information.
Verna J. Rutledge, 69
OCALA — Verna J. Rutledge, 69, a retired health club manager, died Tuesday, July 31, 2001.
A native of Plain City, Ohio., she moved here from Land O'Lakes 26 years ago. Mrs. Rutledge was Protestant.
Survivors include her son, Jeffrey R. Knepp, Cypress, Texas; stepson, Michael Rutledge, Ocala; stepdaughters, Ann Lewis, Ocala and Pam Vance, Belleview; brother, Clarence Yoder, Jones, Mich.; sisters, Susie Keim, Charm, Ohio., Clara M. Yoder, Black Duck, Minn., Vera Troyer, Goshen, Ind., Esther Thomas, Middlebury, Ind., and Mary Alberts, Millersburg, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and six great-grand-
children.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home provided information.
Loren V. Smith, 67
OCALA — Loren V. Smith, 67, a financial manager, died Tuesday, July 31, 2001, in Ocala.
A native of Liberty, Ind., he moved to Ocala 10 years ago from Tallahassee. Mr. Mack served in the U.S. Army during peacetime. He was a member of Ocala West United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret A. Smith, Ocala; daughter, Catherine A. Odom, Riverview; sisters, Helen McClure, Eaton, Ohio., and Waneta Johnson, Richmond, Ind.; brothers, Gerald Smith, New Castle, Ind., Emerson Smith, Richmond, Leon Smith, Connersville, Ind., and Dean Smith, Atlanta; and two grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home provided information.
Joseph Androvich, 68
BEVERLY HILLS — Joseph Androvich, 68, the director of the Beverly Hills Recreation Association, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001, at Seven Rivers Community Hospital in Crystal River.
Mr. Androvich was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and moved to Beverly Hills from Tom's River, N.J. in 1995. He retired in 1988 from the Tom's River Regional Schools, where he worked for 28 years. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and was active in the Marine Corps League Detachment 819 in Citrus County and its Toys for Tots program.
Mr. Androvich attended St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Citrus Springs, was a member of the Beverly Hills Fishing Club, Inverness Elks Lodge 2522 in Hernando and American Legion Post 155 in Crystal River.
He also was a third baseman in the New York Yankees farm system in 1951 and 1952.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Carol Androvich, Beverly Hills; daughter, Deborah Renz, Medford Lakes, N.J.; brothers, Edward, Peter, William and John Androvich, all of New Jersey, and Albert Androvich of New Mexico; sisters, Pauline Svihra, Carol Durkin and Elizabeth Palya, all of New Jersey; Barbara Androwicz, Lady Lake, and Mary Andersen, Oveido; and one grandchild.
Fero Funeral Home with Crematory, Beverly Hills, provided information.
